being a regular customer at the clinic

The doctor suspected food allergy. Or rather, protein allergy. It was a blow to our family.

Was prescriped "Hill's Prescription Diet z/d". Junior went on a hunger strike for 4 days. In the end, I gave up the diet.

All the time, Junior was on a steriod prescription of prednisolone 5mg.

After much monthly trips to the clinic, doc suggested the spot test. Blood is drawn and flown to USA for lab diagnostics.

He has 5 "borderline" reacting allergens: redtop grass, willow trees, fasarium fungi, beef, barley, orris root.
He has 17 "postitve" reacting allergens: (GRASSES) johnson, fescue, timothy, brome, (WEEDS) pigweed, sage, saltbush/scale mix, (TREES) privet, pecan, mesquite, (FUNGAL) aspergillus, alternaria, helminthosporium, cladosporium, rhizopus, phome, housedust/mites, (FOOD) rye, venison, eggs, brewers yeast, carrots, peas.

OK, you may officially call him the bubble boy. Basically it means he is allergic to mostly trees, grasses, weeds, fungal, and housedust. Just kill me.

After the test was done, a maintenance kit was ordered. Based on the allergens Junior was allergic to, they will develop allergenic extract to inject into his body, thus forcing his body to accept and adapt to the allergens.

For Junior, 2 sets were needed. Every alternate day, 2 injections were done at home, starting from 0.1ml, and gradually increased to 1.0ml on the 20th day.
Again, 2 injections where done on the 25th, 30th, 36th, 42th, 48th, 58th, 68th, 78th, 88th day; starting from 0.1ml to be increased to 1.0ml on the 88th day.
Finally, the injection were to be spaced out from every week, to every 2 weeks, to every 3 weeks and so forth, until every month.
After the kit is finish, a new kit is to be ordered for monthly maintenance. 2 injections per month. Ouch.

It hurts him and it hurts my pockets deeply.

My modest estimation is I have already spent approximately 4k on him just for surgery, tests, kits, trips to the doctor.